Django (1966)

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• David L

  
  With an alleged estimate of over 100 unofficial sequels and one official Sergio Corbucci's "Django" is one of the most popular and loved Italian westerns, often regarded as one of the best non-Leone ones. It forever immortalized Franco Nero as a personal favorite actor… More
  With an alleged estimate of over 100 unofficial sequels and one official Sergio Corbucci's "Django" is one of the most popular and loved Italian westerns, often regarded as one of the best non-Leone ones. It forever immortalized Franco Nero as a personal favorite actor amongst fans of the genre. While Sergio Corbucci himself was given high credit for his work. Here he demonstrates his creative skills, even through the limits of the genre he spins a violently fresh tale of racial hatred, deceit and vengeance. Franco Nero stars as Django, a lone rough-cut gunslinger in worn-out clothes and duster. He travels through the grim, dirty badlands dragging a coffin behind him. In the opening scene Django rescues a woman from a group of men wearing red ties around their necks. He leads her back towards the nearby town, a secluded nearly ghostlike place with only the local saloon operating. It seems the town had been torn apart by countless battles between a group of racist Southerners that wear red ties as indication of their "beliefs" and the forces of a rebel self-proclaimed Mexican general. Unlike "A Fistful Of Dollars"' Joe, Django doesn't play it both ways, he makes his position clear very early on, he is after money and nothing else. There is no double play here, Django doesn't act with the same grace and precision Joe did, and he doesn't' care much for it either, Nero's character is a killing machine, and the contents of the coffin he drags show that ability of his. First things first. When watching "Django" it is recommended that you see the Italian version. The English dub is not only corny but it also cuts a crucial portion of the plot regarding racial discrimination. So if you have a chance to see the movie in it's original language I suggest you see that version. Anyways. There is an established consent that "Django"'s plot is a remake of Leone's "A Fistful Of Dollars" which in turns was a remake of "Yojimbo". While I agree that at some point "Django" does present a variation of the same story found in those films, I fail to agree that it is a complete remake. As noted above "Django"'s characters hold no similarity to those found in the previously mentioned movies. Further more Corbucci's own brand of story-telling tends to be a bit more brutal and violent than normal, his vision is accompanied with such acts that could leave a normal audience disturbed. One particular scene comes in mind. There a character has his ear cut off, is forced to eat it and is then gunned down. Such displays of brutality supplemented with the racist elements in the plot, greatly deviate "Django" from the movies that it's allegedly remade of. Any negative comments on Franco Nero's performance are simply impossible, he does his job perfectly in creating Django's threatening, grim, bad-ass image and the entire movie and Corbucci's direction is focused around it. And speaking about direction, Corbucci demonstrates his style in perfect fashion. Once again as in Leone's films the sets are used as an enchanting factor during shootouts, with the great cemetery duel taking the cake for it's artistic level of detail. It is noted that Corbucci employs several elements that he would later re-use in his most powerful work "The Great Silence", for example the protagonists in both movies had their hands crippled shortly before their final confrontation with the antagonist, or their duty-bound temper that leads them to that moment. Both movies use those elements for different goal, but let's not detract on that. Unlike Curbucci's previous "Navajo Joe" here the score is supplied by Luis Bacalov, who does a commendable job with an especially catchy opening theme song. Evidently enough Sergio Corbucci's "Django" is a one of the best Italian westerns you could find. It's rough, brutal nearly sadistic content makes it hard for most mainstream audiences, but if you have the guts and open mind and love the genre this one is a definite must.

• Carlos M

  
  An amazing B-movie spaghetti western that has prompted countless imitations and unofficial sequels (one official only), boasting an iconic sullen anti-hero who would greatly influence the Italian sub-genre. A muddy, violent classic that should not be missed.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Ohhhhh Djangoooooo!

• Conner R

  
  In no way is Django a well made film, but it is amazing none the less. The plot is just way too cool to pass up: A man treking through the desert with a machine gun hidden in a coffin. In addition to that, he bamboozles two opposing gangs (Banditos & Cowboys) to annihilate… More
  In no way is Django a well made film, but it is amazing none the less. The plot is just way too cool to pass up: A man treking through the desert with a machine gun hidden in a coffin. In addition to that, he bamboozles two opposing gangs (Banditos & Cowboys) to annihilate eachother so he can get the gold. When that doesn't work, he just blows them away himself. In no way are you ever bored during this ultra violent Spaghetti Western.

• Chris W

  
  The influence of this film is only partially why it is so great. This is one kick ass spaghetti western, directed by the other master of the genre. The look is great: muddy, dirty, and bleak. The look and tone/atmosphere of the film perfectly match the disillusionment of the era the… More
  The influence of this film is only partially why it is so great. This is one kick ass spaghetti western, directed by the other master of the genre. The look is great: muddy, dirty, and bleak. The look and tone/atmosphere of the film perfectly match the disillusionment of the era the film was made in. It's hard not to compare this to Leone's work, but thankfully it's not a rip off. The basic concept is what sold me: a lone, enigmatic warrior dragging a coffin around. That's cool. Hell, it's so cool a video game called gun grave stole the concept (except in the game the coffin is strapped to the guy's back and not drug). This is good stuff all around, especially the story (even if it is simple), the music (not Morricone for once), and the camera work. Watch this if you can find it- it's amazing.

• Wahida K

  
  A great Classic.

• El Hombre I

  
  This is a pretty good movie that must have seemed like a revelation to those raised on John Wayne horse operas. The man with no name is called Django in this movie, widely regarded as the other movie that kickstarted the entire spaghetti western genre. Coming out about two years… More
  This is a pretty good movie that must have seemed like a revelation to those raised on John Wayne horse operas. The man with no name is called Django in this movie, widely regarded as the other movie that kickstarted the entire spaghetti western genre. Coming out about two years after Clint Eastwood's and Sergio Leone's A Fistful Of Dollars, Django somehow was the one that actually caught on in a huge way in the foreign market. Lacking virtually all of the operatic aspects of Sergio Leone's great spaghetti westerns, Django is nonetheless one of the all time greats of the genre. The hero wears black, the bad guys twirl their moustaches and laugh, the girls dance between the line of demure and slutty, and guns are the answer to everybody's problems. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view&current=django.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/django.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

• Cassandra M

  
  Sergio Corbucci's italo western "Django" has very often been copied and quoted and is still one of the best European films of the sixties. "Django", played by the great Italian western and thriller actor Franco Nero, established the total anti-hero opposed to… More
  Sergio Corbucci's italo western "Django" has very often been copied and quoted and is still one of the best European films of the sixties. "Django", played by the great Italian western and thriller actor Franco Nero, established the total anti-hero opposed to traditional western values. He wears dark clothes, is dirty and unshaved, rude and selfish, corrupt and uses unfair tricks in gunfights. But he also stands on the site of the weak and lost ones, fighting the power alone with his fast colt and machine gun that he drags behind him in an old coffin. The whole movie is violent and ark and dirty - and fascinating from the very fist scene to the surprising final showdown. Django is a modern myth, a cool comic figure and the creative art output of the change of social values in the 1960's. And it's no wonder that the 1968 students like Django as well as middle class school kids or film critics... next to Clint Eastwood's roles in the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns and Charles Bronson in "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Django" is a great modern European western opera with guns and horses and blood and a roaring gattling gun and with no space left for love, hope and traditional values. Highly recommended!

• Ken S

  
  A good remake of Fistful of Dollars. It has possibly quirkiest/awesomest theme some ever. This film was inspiration for both Rodriguez's and Tarantino's first films. Well worth checking out.

• xGary X

  
  Not as artistic or subtle as Leone's spaghetti westerns, this is still powerful stuff, and another film plundered effectively by Quentin Tarantino

• Walter M

  
  "Django" starts with Django(Franco Nero), former Union soldier and current scoundrel, dragging a coffin across the country.(Not to give anything away but it should come as no surprise that the coffin contains death.) His deliberate journey is halted when he comes across… More
  "Django" starts with Django(Franco Nero), former Union soldier and current scoundrel, dragging a coffin across the country.(Not to give anything away but it should come as no surprise that the coffin contains death.) His deliberate journey is halted when he comes across Maria(Loredana Nusciak) being whipped by a group of Mexican rebels who are dispatched by a gang of American fanatics who wish to do her even more harm for her reported impurity. It is here that he intercedes on her behalf and brings her back to a bordertown that is mostly deserted because of the nearby fighting between the Americans led by the murderous Major Jackson(Eduardo Fajardo) and Mexican rebels led by General Rodriguez(Jose Bodalo). All Nathaniel(Angel Alvarez), the bartender of the saloon, is worried about is when Major Jackson is coming to collect his revenge on Django for killing some of his men. "Django" is a wild and violent Spaghetti western helped immensely by the charismatic Franco Nero in the lead. For a movie of this genre, it is surprising that it does have something of a social conscience as it examines racism, not only of the Americans(some of whom are seen wearing red hoods. Remind you of anything?) but also of Rodriguez, and how it probably fuels the ongoing conflict. In one scene, Rodriguez puts down Maria by referring to her half-Incan heritage in a derogatory manner. Could this explain why Maria has been shunned, even by those at the low end of the social spectrum?

• Cameron J

  
  Un-un, this ain't your daddy's ol' Italian Western. Oh wait, it's a spaghetti western that's about 45 years old. That's exactly what it is. Well, you can understand my confusion, because action like this knows no generation. This is a timeless, full-on,… More
  Un-un, this ain't your daddy's ol' Italian Western. Oh wait, it's a spaghetti western that's about 45 years old. That's exactly what it is. Well, you can understand my confusion, because action like this knows no generation. This is a timeless, full-on, brutal action classic and yet still has smarts about it. Still, that doesn't make it a bonafide perfect masterpiece, as it is hurt by a lack of development, some off-putting sound effects, some weak dub acting for minor characters, some slow spots and a bit of an abrupt ending. Still, in spite of its flaws, the film features a fine score, good dialogue, (I guess, the dub had some good lines) fine production design, some good cenimatography and boasts a great theme song (if you heard it, then you'de find it worth mentioning, too) and great action sequences. Still, this isn't all just guns and gore. Director Sergio Corbucci (what's with Italian western filmmakers and the name Sergio?) works around the potential threats behind this simple story that runs but an hour-and-a-half, particularly underwhelmingness. He milks the short story for all it's worth, making it feel grand and complext until it delivers a rather fascinating message about the flaws of humanity and the structures it built. Come to think of it, I may be overpraising the film, but if I am, then not by much, for "Django" still remains a fascinating, well-crafted and action-packed spaghetti western classic.

• Deb S

  
  The storyline is almost similar to Sergio Leone's FISTFULL OF DOLLARS and opens with a guy (Django played by Franco Nero) dragging a heavy wooden coffin across the desert where he witnesses a woman been beaten with a whip across the back by some Mexicans soldiers. He watches… More
  The storyline is almost similar to Sergio Leone's FISTFULL OF DOLLARS and opens with a guy (Django played by Franco Nero) dragging a heavy wooden coffin across the desert where he witnesses a woman been beaten with a whip across the back by some Mexicans soldiers. He watches passively from a hillside until a new gang arrives, guns down the Mexicans, but instead of rescuing the woman, they want to burn her at the stake. Only then does Django intervene! Sergio Corbucci's depiction of the Old West is a very violent and dirty place with streets full of mud and inhabited mainly by crooks, hookers and thugs. The movie is filled with numerous twists that keep the viewer from guessing which side Django is actually batting for and my favorite scene would be the one where Django finally opens that ever present coffin. It's unrealistic, very bloody and way over-the-top in some parts and in my opinion not as good as Clint Eastwood's Fistful of Dollars but nevertheless very entertaining in its own way where the villains drop like flies. I did enjoy the opening and closing title theme song by Luis E. Bacalov, it's catchy and I just can't seem to stop humming it now lol.

• Sean L

  
  I've been meaning to see this for years and its about time I finally got to it. Holy Shit! Those crazy Italians man. This doesn't have the impeccable, beautiful craftsmanship of a Leone movie, but it is still incredibly strong, and the crazy atmosphere makes up for any… More
  I've been meaning to see this for years and its about time I finally got to it. Holy Shit! Those crazy Italians man. This doesn't have the impeccable, beautiful craftsmanship of a Leone movie, but it is still incredibly strong, and the crazy atmosphere makes up for any other shortcomings. Its also incredibly bad-ass. With all due love and respect to John Ford and Sam Peckinpah, the Italians really did make the best westerns.

• Jonny C

  
  Great western. Django is probably the only other spaghetti western of the same caliber as Leone's classic's. It has the same stylish camera work, and great gun fights. The cheesy theme tune, and some terrible dialogue are two minor faults, of an otherwise awesome western.

• Patrick D

  
  An essential spagettie western. Couldn't get over how much he seemed like Clint Eastwood though. It's plot is pretty effing original though, and the coffin that he drags behind him is such an amazing and funny idea. If like westerns do yourself a favor, watch it. The only… More
  An essential spagettie western. Couldn't get over how much he seemed like Clint Eastwood though. It's plot is pretty effing original though, and the coffin that he drags behind him is such an amazing and funny idea. If like westerns do yourself a favor, watch it. The only problem is the dubbing is a little hard to get used to, it's pretty bad. It says 2006 on hear when it was really made in 1966.

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